In the past, children suffering from hydrocephalus, what we know as water-head had to travel all the way to the United States to receive costly treatment. On Monday life saving equipment was donated by the Rotary Club to the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. News Five was there. Yvette Burks “Dr. Grinage of Friends of Pediatrics […]
The Ministry of National Security today received medical equipment and office supplies valued at approximately three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Minister of National Security Jorge Espat told News Five that these supplies came about due to negotiations he had earlier this year with the Miami Medical Team Foundation. Jorge Espat, Minister of National Security […]
This morning the Minister of Health, Servulo Baeza launched the CLAB Information System at the Government Medical Lab. The computer network system provided by the Pan American Health Organization, PAHO, costs over sixty thousand U.S. dollars and comprises a number of computers and printers linked to a main server. The new system will facilitate and […]
It’s a project that has been going on quietly for several years now. On Thursday the clinic was packed once again as people seeking a medical opinion about their hearing loss waited anxiously to see a visiting doctor. Hyacinth Latchman stopped by the Rotary Ear Clinic to find out about the types of problems being […]
On December thirty first, 1998 an eleven year old boy in Benque Viejo del Carmen fell ill from a mysterious disease. Although he was sent to Melchor De Mencos in Guatemala for treatment, he died. After many tests it has been revealed that the death was as a result of Leptospirosis, a bacterial disease that […]
“Challenges for Pediatrics” is the topic of a two-day congress being held by the Belize Pediatric Society for doctors and nurses. The meeting is the fourth to take place since the society was formed in 1996. According to Dr. Javier Magaña, a pediatrician, four years ago the society members committed themselves to providing continued education […]
If you were thinking about having a pleasant lunch this afternoon and you passed the corner of Dean and Plues Streets, you probably changed your mind. A little after eleven o’clock a resident of the area went into her yard and discovered two animal heads. She immediately called health officials and the Belize City Council. […]
Protecting children from polio is the focus of this year’s Bi-National Health Week being observed between Belize and Mexico. On Saturday Minister of Health Servulo Baeza opened the week at the Central Park in Corozal by noting that public health efforts cannot be carried out in isolation. He said cooperation between neighboring countries is critical […]
While most of us take our child’s ability to run and play for granted, for some children this simple pleasure is marred by legs that don’t function the way they should or are malformed. A number of Belizean doctors are working with specialists from a renowned American hospital to help these children, either by sending […]
The Pan-American Health Organization this morning received sodium parameters, solutions and equipment to help monitor drinking water to ensure it is safe and healthy to drink. PAHO/WHO Doctor Graciela Uriburu and Minister of Health Servulo Baeza told News Five about the importance of having the laboratory upgraded. Doctor Graciela Uriburu, PAHO/WHO Representative “We understand that […]
Last month News Five received a number of calls and emails about a story on a family’s battle with hemophilia, a genetic disorder that affects the blood’s ability to clot. Last week, Francisca Bardalez and her two sons, who are both deficient in a critical factor in their blood, came to our attention again after […]
Since last year, Dr. Robert Lacin a Neurosurgeon of Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro, North Carolina, has been successfully treating Belizean children with brain tumors. According to Dr. Egbert Grinage, a Pediatrician at Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, the voluntary services that Lacin and his team provide are essential. He says some of the operations performed […]
The symptoms are similar to an asthma attack, but the problem is caused by a tumor in the chest. Tonight we bring you the story of a baby fighting for his life and his parents’ attempts to raise money for treatment. Hyacinth Latchman reports. Four month old baby Hansel is suffering from a Mediastinal tumor […]
The Pan-American Health Organization is holding a seminar entitled, “Your Baby and AIDS” tonight. The objective is to enlighten young women who arepregnant or considering getting pregnant about the many risks of transmitting HIV to their child. Dr. Carmen Soler, PAHO “The idea of this seminar is that we came as consultants for PAHO office […]
Most of us are lucky enough to have children who are relatively healthy, who go through childhood with the normal colds and fevers, and maybe a minor accident like a sprained ankle or broken arm. But what if you had a child that bruised constantly and might even die from falling down or getting a […]
After almost two years of negotiations, a non-profit organization which focuses on health education, Omni Med is in Belize conducting a workshop with Belizean doctors at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. Omni Med is working in partnership with Rotary International’s Medical Equipment Donation Program. The organization’s specific goal is to help to bridge the gap […]
Almost a month ago, on December fourth, four year old Neri Orellano left the country to undergo surgery to remove a tumor that was lodged in his spinal cord. The condition caused the little boy a great deal of pain and he had trouble walking and urinating. Thanks to Friends of Pediatrics and their counterparts […]
The San Ignacio Hospital has received an ambulance from the non-profit organization, Janus. On hand yesterday to accept the donation from Gabrielle Wollensak, Janus President was the area representative Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Daniel Silva. Daniel Silva, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries “On behalf of the people of San Ignacio and Santa Elena, in […]
More often than not when there’s news from the Prisons Department it’s bad, or at least it’s crime related. But positive things do happen at Hattieville, and there are people who are trying to make a difference in the prisoners’ lives. Today Hyacinth Latchman reports on an effort to provide much needed medical services, the […]
Today, a workshop on finding ways to promote awareness of health problems and issues concluded today at the National Development Foundation of Belize. According to Joan Burke, the Acting Director of HECOPAB, the two day meeting sponsored by the Ministry of Health, PAHO/WHO and UNICEF was held to not only mobilize communities but to see […]
The Friends of Pediatrics are once again sending a child away for surgery. But this time coordinating the trip took several weeks instead of days due to Hurricane Mitch and other problems, but the little boy and his mom are on their way tonight. News Five was invited to meet the latest patient and his […]
Stories about deteriorating conditions at Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital are nothing new, as this station has, from virtually the day it opened, chronicled everything from shortages of critical supplies and use of outdated medicines… to the building’s leaking roof and peeling tiles. Tonight our look at K.H.M.H. is more serious as the family of a […]
Health officials predicted that the flooding associated with Hurricane Mitch could lead to an outbreak of cholera… and today that prediction has come to pass. Authorities report that last Thursday a seventy-eight year old resident of Salvapan died from the disease at Belmopan Hospital. Doctors say that his age and the late stage at which […]
Another familiar disease has been associated with a fatality, this time in Belize City. Police pathologist Dr. Mario Estradabran reports that, according to his postmortem examination, the man found dead yesterday at the city dump died of tuberculosis. The body of thirty-eight year old Clifford Carr, originally of Dangriga, was discovered at the Belize Waste […]
A special little passenger arrived today at the Philip S.W. Goldson International Airport. The toddler, Princela Canche a victim of a gas explosion in September, was brought home by her aunt and uncle who helped her during her medical treatment abroad. They will also help her cope with the loss of her mother, Luz Maria […]
